Cherie Barber is a professional renovator, highly sought after public speaker, educator and media contributor. In 2001, Cherie threw in her full-time marketing job at the end of her first renovation, which saw her earn more money on the weekends renovating than her full-time employment.
In the first year of her professional renovating career, Cherie bought, renovated and sold 6 houses with a combined value of $6.3 Million. She did this with no stable income, no job and little money behind her. Gaining a first year profit of $1.15 Million, this result lead Cherie to taking on property renovation & development as a serious business. With over a solid decade behind her as a full-time renovator, Cherie has personally renovated over 30 properties and been involved in countless property deals in excess of $50 Million.
The tremendous success achieved by Cherie is attributed to a disciplined, business-like approach to her property projects, complimented by a systemised step by step system she personally developed to enable her to follow a logical process in the projects she undertakes. She developed her own unique due diligence system, has intimate knowledge on property values in her target suburbs and is skilled at adding maximum value for the least cost possible. She consistently breaks sales records in her area and says the key to achieving this is by identifying market needs, creating the wow factor and delivering a product that owner occupiers are emotionally drawn to prior to sale.
Cherie’s passion and skills in property make her a favourite contributor in the Australian media. She is constantly featured in television, live radio, national and suburban newspapers, front covers of countless property investment and renovation magazines, internet, expo’s and talk show programs. She appeared as a regular TV renovator for Channel Seven’s Today Tonight program and is widely acclaimed as Australia’s Renovation Queen™. In 2004, she completed a 6 episode renovation series with Channel Seven which put her skills and knowledge to the test in full public display to a nationwide audience. Cherie has also authored and co-authored several books and is now a regular TV renovation & development expert on Foxtel's Lifestyle Home Channel.
Unrivalled in what she does, Cherie is Australia’s top renovator, continuously averaging a staggering $300,000 to $600,000 profit on every property she touches. With each property taking just 3 to 5 months to complete, she firmly proves that lucrative profits can be made, if you know how to renovate the right way. In 2009, she established Renovating For Profit, a company designed to teach everyday Australian’s the nuts and bolts of renovation as a profession. She now juggles renovating with her national public speaking, media & business commitments and believes that once you have the right knowledge, anyone can do this!
Below is a listing of just some of Cherie's renovation projects over the last 11 years that she can happily share with visitors to this website. Please note: this list does not include joint ownership or joint venture deals where 1 or more parties are concerned (the details of these deals are kept private due to the nature of other people being involved).
